Fact: When GMAT Integrated Reasoning appears, starting in June 2012, one type of chart about which the GMAT IR can ask is a bubble chart. What in Sam Hill is a bubble chart?   Scatterplots A bubble chart is a close cousin to a scatterplot.  In a scatterplot, each...

By Jen Rugani Say a friend tells you a story about something that happened to her at work. Her boss has decided to assign her to a very specific research assignment, despite the fact that such research rarely yields practical results. Hearing this reminds you of...

By Lucas Weingarten Sometimes you stumble upon something that is too full of coincidence to pass up.  Inc. recently published an online article that seems written with the GMAT in mind: Have you checked your assumptions lately? I have concluded that you’ll find this editorial particularly interesting because...

Before searching for specific gmat prep programs, you should know that there is a significant difference between necessary and sufficient. In order to comprehend what these notions have to do with the GMAT preparation programs, you should be aware of the fact that most of...

Facts about the Analytical Writing Analysis questions (AWA) Fact: The current GMAT involves two AWA question: one Analysis of an Argument question, and one Analysis of an Issue question.  You get up to 30 minutes for each. Fact: Starting on June 5, 2012, the “Next Generation” GMAT...

Most GMAT students are vociferously looking for various preparation materials, which could help them to get ready for one of the most difficult GMAT sub-sections: gmat critical reasoning. Although many companies offer a wide range of preparation materials, only a few of them are recognized...

A truly great thing about the GMAT is the fact that it tests specific abilities, which are relevant to daily life. One of the sections that directly relates to our daily lives is gmat critical reasoning. As you might already know, critical reasoning actually rewards people...

Learn what sophisticated GMAC research reveals about last-minute time-crunch strategies on the GMAT.   It’s All About Timing Of course, learning to solve problems under time pressure is an important part of preparing for the GMAT.  Of course, you should do everything you can do to maximize your ability to...

Those of us in test prep have become used to hearing folks tell us: I thought I understood such-and-such a topic, but then I did so poorly on it on the test (whether a practice test or the real GMAT).  Of course, there’s a difference between...

You know your idioms, right? You’ve studied a list—indeed you’ve veritably pored over it (not pored through it!)—so you can distinguish, with the unerring eye of a seasoned grammarian, the nuances of (or was that in?) idiom usage. Then, in the midst of a question...